Police probe Marilyn Manson song lyricsA decision to reschedule or cancel the June 29 Marilyn Manson concert in Novosibirsk will be made within a week, Anna Tereshkova told the media Monday. Tereshkova is the head of the Novosibirsk Mayor’s Office Department of Culture, Sport and Youth Policy.17:40 16.06.2014
State Duma Committee supports bill on payment card system operation in RussiaThe State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has recommended that a bill which would expand the authority of the cabinet of ministers to ensure uninterrupted service of the international payment card systems should be adopted in its first reading .17:12 16.06.2014
Ex Russian Interior Ministry general kills himself amidst corruption scandalBoris Kolesnikov, former deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Chief Anti-Corruption Directorate, jumped out the window of the Investigative Committee building, his lawyer, Georgy Antonov, told RAPSI.16:14 16.06.2014
Former director of EBRD bank gets 5-year suspended sentenceThe Simonovsky District Court of Moscow on Monday handed down a five-year suspended sentence with a five-year probation period to Yelena Kotova, Russian former top representative at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who has been charged with seeking a bribe of $1.4 million, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:44 16.06.2014
Ukraine explains Russian activist detention by Bolotnaya Square riot caseUkrainian officials refer to the Bolotnaya Square riot case in response to any request for the release of Russian student Maria Koleda, detained on suspicion of being involved in destabilizing the situation in the Donbass Region, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky said at a news conference this Monday.14:44 16.06.2014
Russian state circus appeals recovery of $6k in favor of Zorro ProductionsRussian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) filed a cassation appeal against a ruling ordering it to pay 200,000 rubles ($5,827) in compensation to Zorro Productions company for illicit trademark use, the Moscow Commercial Court told RAPSI.14:14 16.06.2014
Navalny’s supporter charged with fraud appeals house arrestThe defense of Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI.12:47 16.06.2014
Gazprom files $4.5 bln lawsuit against Ukraine’s Naftogaz in StockholmGazprom has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce to recover Ukraine’s $4.5 billion debt for gas, the Russian gas supplier said in a statement.12:25 16.06.2014
Extradition hearing for fugitive Russian finance official postponedA French court of appeals has postponed until September the extradition hearing of the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region, Alexei Kuznetsov, who stands accused in a $10 million fraud case, until September, Kommersant newspaper writes.11:59 16.06.2014
Chinese court sentences 3 to death for terror attack at Tiananmen GateA Chinese court sentenced three people to death for planning and participating in a last year’s terror attack at Tiananmen Gate, according to official Twitter account of Chinese Central Television.11:13 16.06.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022